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Sharing films directly from mobile to mobile just got really easy
Snipper launches unique mobile video sharing app
Snipper, a Dutch start-up, is live on all main smartphone platforms: iPhone, BlackBerry, Android and from next week, Symbian.
The innovative app makes it possible for users to easily record and broadcast short films directly from mobile to mobile. Snipper users can share their special moments via their own channels – Private only for specifically invited viewers, or Public to share with anyone. The user decides who gets to see what.
Snipper’s CEO, Sander Andreae explains, “We all use social networks but don’t always want to share everything with everybody. You don’t necessarily want your parents to see what you get up to with your football mates! Our app makes it really easy for a user to create numerous broadcast channels, each for a separate audience. The user is in control.” This applies equally well to the content received because a Snipper user deliberately chooses the specific channels that he or she wants to follow. In addition, Snipper of course offers full integration with Facebook and Twitter allowing wall postings and likes. Read more
Microsoft Office 365 Launched Globally
Microsoft announced the availability of Microsoft Office 365, the company’s newest cloud service.
Office 365 is now available in 40 markets, and it brings together Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft Exchange Online and Microsoft Lync Online in an always-up-to-date cloud service, at a predictable monthly subscription.
The service was introduced in beta last year with enthusiastic response and, in a few months, more than 200,000 organizations signed up and began testing it. Businesses using Office 365 are already reporting impressive results and reducing IT costs by up to an estimated 50 percent while boosting productivity.
Today, more than 20 service providers around the globe also shared plans to bring Office 365 to their customers this year. Bell Canada, Intuit Inc., NTT Communications Corp., Telefonica S.A., Telstra Corp. and Vodafone Group Plc, among others, will package and sell Office 365 with their own services for small and midsize businesses.
“Great collaboration is critical to business growth, and because it’s so important, we believe the best collaboration technology should be available to everyone,” said Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. “With a few clicks, Office 365 levels the playing field, giving small and midsize businesses powerful collaboration tools that have given big businesses an edge for years.”
A Game Changer for Businesses of All Sizes
Office 365 is available in a wide range of service plans designed to meet the needs of businesses of all sizes, ranging from the largest to the smallest.
With Office 365, people can stay on the “same page” using instant messaging and virtual meetings with people who are just down the hall or across the world. They can work on files and documents at the same time and share ideas as easily as they can share calendars. Office 365 gives people new ways to work together with ease, on virtually any device.
Microsoft Office applications are at the heart of Office 365. Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote, Outlook and other Office applications connect to Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint and Lync to deliver a world-class solution for communication and collaboration.
“When I saw Office 365, I knew this was the way businesses would work in the future,” said Elia Wallen, owner of fast-growing temporary housing provider Travelers Haven. “With Office 365, I’m going to save $100,000 a year and cut 30 hours of work a day across my 35 employees, but most importantly, my team is going to be able to work together better — no matter where they are.”
Office 365 Partners
Microsoft is building a massive partner ecosystem around Office 365, including systems integrators, software vendors, resellers and other partners. Today, that ecosystem is expanding as the company partners in new ways with market-leading service providers. These companies will package Office 365 with their own services — from Web hosting and broadband to finance solutions and mobile services — and bring those new offerings to millions of small and midsize businesses globally.
“Our partners represent some of the best-known, most-trusted brands in their local markets,” said Kurt DelBene, president, Microsoft Office Division. “Our customers will be able to rest easy knowing their cloud services are backed by Microsoft and some of the greatest service providers in the world.”
Top 10 Reasons to Use SlimCleaner
Top 10 reasons for using SlimCleaner, fast, new software that cleans, optimizes and improves the performance of personal computers:
#10 You can send messages and comments to other SlimCleaner users in the SlimWare Utilities social network – it’s Facebook meets PC optimization.
#9 You can delete junk and tracking cookies from your PC.
#8 You can scan anything on your computer with over 40 antivirus engines in the cloud.
#7 You can shred documents with a 35-time overwrite – wiping them from your system permanently.
#6 You can rate applications on your PC and let other users know whether an app is useful.
#5 You can read a description for every item on your machine, and get the SlimCleaner community’s feedback about whether you should keep it.
#4 You can access millions of real-time reviews about items on your PC, direct from SlimCleaner’s community of users.
#3 You can speed your PC’s boot-up time by choosing which items run when your machine starts.
#2 You can identify programs that are slowing your machine.
#1 You can clean your PC for FREE in a second or less – the fastest PC cleaner on the market.
About SlimCleaner
SlimCleaner is the fastest PC cleaning tool on the market. A free download, SlimCleaner uses crowd-sourcing and community feedback to provide real-time reviews and recommendations to optimize PC performance. SlimCleaner gets rid of junk files, deletes browsing histories and cookies, uninstalls unwanted programs, runs antivirus scans, lets users adjust startup entries and performs other functions that clean and speed up PCs.
Internet Myths Putting Americans at Risk, According to G Data Security Survey
A new study released by G Data Software finds that Americans’ knowledge of Internet security is scattered with misconceptions and fallacies that expose PC users to a slew of online threats.
The G Data Security Survey 2011 entitled, “How do users assess threats on the Internet?,” surveyed nearly 16,000 PC users in 11 countries, including more than 5,500 respondents in the United States.
The international report found that Americans are dangerously out-of-touch with the sophistication of today’s threat landscape. When asked if they are more wary of being exposed to malware on porn sites or horseback riding sites, more than 40% of Americans said porn sites. However, in reality, hobby and amateur sites are far easier to attack than adult sites. Hobby sites are also much slower in removing malware — and with visitors not being careful on these sites — they pose a greater infection risk than adult sites, where visitors expect danger.
When it comes to how malware impacts computers, consumer expectations overwhelmingly haven’t kept pace with today’s stealthy threats. Nearly all Americans reported that contaminated computers would show signs of infection through slowdowns, crashes, or pop-ups. Yet, today’s malware is operated by professionals looking to surreptitiously steal sensitive information, without risking detection. The survey includes several other notable findings, including: Read more
New IBM Analytics Technology Helps Clients Unlock Big Data
IBM announced a new analytics appliance that allows organizations to analyze up to 10 petabytes of data in a matter of minutes. The technology is designed to help industries uncover patterns and trends from large data sets while meeting compliance mandates.
The new IBM Netezza High Capacity Appliance addresses a growing challenge where organizations are amassing huge amounts of data. Banks, insurance companies, healthcare organizations and communications services providers are required by industry regulators to retain massive amounts of data – in some cases up to a decade. As data retention laws continue to evolve, organizations are faced with a unique challenge to store and analyze ever-expanding “big data” sets that may not be directly related to daily operations, yet still hold potential business value.
Using the new appliance, businesses can now more easily sift through petabytes of data including banking and mobile phone transactions, insurance claims, electronic medical records and sales information. Companies can also analyze this information to reveal new trends on consumer sentiment, product safety, and sales and marketing effectiveness.
IBM Netezza appliances are workload optimized systems based on IBM BladeCenter technology that analyze petabytes of data significantly faster than competing options, and at a much lower total cost of ownership. Read more